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4 July 28, 1931. P. c. P. BOOTY CONTAINER Filed April 12 1928 AParentalJuly. 2s, 1931 STATES 'L PHILIP C. P. BOOTY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS,ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO MICHAEL 'I'.

' f KDALEY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS PATENT OFFICE x CONTAINER yAppliationiiea April 12, invention relates to containers of a type'designed for holding its contents 1n powder 'orliquid form andgdisenslng such contents 1ny small quantities. ontainers ofthis 5 generaltype are shown and claimed in prior Letters I Patent vto me,'N o.1,628,106, granted May. 10, 1927, and No. 1,642,868, grantedSeptembe`r20, 1927.r

I Itfis one 'of the objects of'my invention to provide a new combinationof parts by which the improved' closurefmeans as disclosedand yfclaimedlby said Letters ,Patent canrbe assembledy and securedin `position on acasing with utmost ease, by the use of which such a container having aneatand rattractive form can be produced at an extremely low cost soasto be available foruse as sales containers hereinafter' pointed out.

for small supplies of face powder or the like, andv bywhich whendesirableprovision may be made'for very easyy andready refilling. Tothese ends,it is one of the objects of my invention to provide novelmeans for holding the Vcoil constituting one of the elements of myimproved vclosure means in operative position on the `body of `thecontainer, such means 'being Vpreferablyarranged for automaticallyVcentering the coil by the operation ofrpositioningv the retaining meansupon the body ofthe casing of the container. Y

U "fItiswanother object of my ,invention to improve devicesof this type.fin sundry details The preferred means by which; I have accomplished myseveral objects arenillustrated inthe drawings and are hereinafterspecifically described. That which vI believe to be new and desire toY'cover by this application isset forth in the claims.L

tainer,be 1ng preferably of a size suitable for being carriedconveniently. in a ladys hand bag' or purse; 1 v

n f central' vertical section through the upper end portion of theycontainer shown being" shown upon a very Vmuch enin Fig. 1, largedscale; and V Y f Figis a view si ilar to Fig. 2 but showing afinodiiiedform of construction, and showing also the lower end vportion of thecon- 1928. Serial No. 269,403.

tainenthe protective cap of the device beingV indicated by dotted lines.Referring now to Figs. 1 and 2,-.-10 indicates a casing formedpreferably of glass, the form shown having' a straight tubular bodyportion closed at the lower end. The body 10, in the form shown in Fig.2, comprises a liner 11 in the forni of a ring of light sheet metalflared outwardly at its upper end so as to rest upon the upper edge ofthe main portion 10 of the casing, with its lower end portion extendingrdownwardly on the inner face thereof. In the upper end of the ring 11, Iprovide a closure coil of the type shown in my prior patents abovereferred to, such coil in the form illustrated, comprising a volutecoiled spring 12. At its lower end, the spring 12 is providedwith a pin13 which is secured in any suitable manner thereinso as to serve as anelfective closure for the lower end portion of the'coil, the pin beingpreferably heldy in position by frictional engagement with the lowermostply or plies of the coil. The coil 12 is held in position by means of aferrule 14 which is secured in position upon the uper gided with aninwardlyturned ange portion laawhich applies downward pressure upon theupper end of thec'oil when the ferrule is moved downwardly upon the body10. In theconstruction shown in Fig. 2, the ferr'uleY 14 is heldadjustably in position 'upon-the body 1() by means of screw threads. Thefer-y rule as shown in Fig. 2 also comprises a downwardlyk directediiange 15 which fits loosely within the upper end of the coil forassisting in holding the coil in operative closing relationship.

With the device arranged as'shown in said Fig'.l 2 and as abovedescribed, the liner or ring 11 serves to provide a suitable bearing forthe coil upon the casing, the liner ybeing made of sufficientlyyieldingforrn to enable it to function more or less completely as agasket for taking care of any possible unevenness in the upper edge ofthe glass portion of the body. In the operation of assem-y bling thedevice, the liner 11 is placed loosely vin position in the upper end ofthe glass portion of the body; the coil 12 is then inserted loosely inposition within the liner; the fer- Y rule 14 is then screwed intoposition, serving' to bring the more or less yielding liner 11 and theyielding' coil 12 'to the desired centered cooperating position in whichthe parts are adapted eectively to close the upper end of the casing.

In the useof the device, the casing is to be inverted, whereupon a-slight upward pressure upon the pin l'serves to permit aY smallquantity of the powder or liquid` contents of the container to escapebetween the plies` of the coil. lVhenthe pressure upon the pin'isrelieved, the parts automatically return to,l

eiiiective closing position, .all as is explained in' my vaforesaidlprior patents: En 'orderto prevent accidental discharge from thecontainer when it is being carried with other ob-y jects in a bag orpurse, l have provideda cap 16 of'any approved type adapted to surroundthe upper end 01"' the pin 13, being held in positionpreiierably byirictional engagementV withthe flange 150i kthe errule 14C, thedownwardvmovement of the cap 16 within the .flan-'ge being limited vby theprovision. oi' the bead 16a.

""Nhenever-it is desired torefill the'con.-

. ,tainer, this can be accomplished very readily and veryqiiiclnyl bythe removal oi the ferrule 14 and the coil 12, such parts being againvery quickly andy easily replaced in operative position in the manner.above described.

.f In theform of device as shown in Fig. 3,1

provide a body portion 17 made otipaper Q1', other. comparativelyyielding' material in the form of a' cylinder,the lower end of the bodybeing closedby means of a cap 18 of any suitable type secured inposition in any suitable manner, as by an adhesive. By reason of the.comparative softness of the' material making up the'body 17,satisfactory results have been obtained without the use of a liner,

.a coilv '-19 of the type above describedA being placed in positiondirectly in the upperend of the cylindrical body port-ion 17. In theYconstruction shown in Fig; 3, the coil19 is held: in position by."means of a ferrule 2O held iny position upon theV cylindrical portion17,'by meansof a'suitable adhesive, or in any other suitable manner asmaybe desired, the

'l`err'ule'20` being pressed downwardly in its application -so l' as tobringthe downwardly extending flange port-ion 21 into operativeengagement with the upper end portionV of the coil 19. A cap 22 of thesame type as that above described in connection with the form shownvinFig. 2 may be employed il desired for lsurrounding and protecting thepin 23 carriedby the coil 19. -I have found in practice that theconstruction shown in Fig. 3

the container very satisfactorily.

By the usev of the constructions asy shown isy effective, servingY tohold the contents ,in the drawings, and paiticularlyV that shown in Fig.3, a very inexpensive container is provided which operatesvery'satisfactorily for holding its contents and for dispensing .thesame in small quantities as desired.

lVliile I prefer to employ the form of device as shown in the drawings,it will be understood that I do not limi-t the inventionto the detailsrof theconstruction as.l illustrated except soffar as the claims may beso limited by the prior art.`

"reinw- 1; ln' a container, the combination of a casing member having anopening thereinto and comprising a liner inthe form of a ring fitted insaid: opening, a coil serving as a closure member and having a taperedupper end portion. iittedloosely in said ring, and a ferrule extendingaboutsaid ooiil and: having an inwardly extei'iding'flange` pOlOIIpri-ESS:

ing' downwardlyv on the upperend of the coil'.

and ring adapted by-siieh? downwardqprese sure to. hold the. coilzandthe ring in'eiecf tive closing position.. .c y

2. A container comprising in a casing member liaving anopening-thereinto, a coil: serving; as aclosure memberrhav.

inga tapered: upper endportion ttedlQOSS-f ly in. said opening. andiprovided with apin,

projecting upwardlyth'roughf ion' separating the plies ofthe coi;l aferrule ses cured on said casing .about the-l coil d liay-A ing a iangeportion bea-ringen the upperend;

of' the coil adapted bydownward pressiire' on the. coil to holdY it iiieective. GlQSilkgf Q11;- gageinent'with the. easing, and; ai Carp Slllrounding said pin andg held in operative; P031:

. turnediiangefportionon said fertili@ extending downwardly within theupper end et the `coil servingto lpress said; upper'end downtightlyontlie-casing for'holding the coil' in eliective closingenga-gement Witlithe cas ing. A i v i Y A container comprisingiiicombination a casing member having an opening thereinto, a coilserving as a closureniefm ber having atapered upperend portion, iit- Yted loosely in .said @peiling` and, provided with a pin'projeotingupwardly through the coil for separating "the plies off tvhecoil', afeuille secured. 0.1.1.v said, casingv 'about the Vcoil andfhaving aiiange portion, turned downwardly wthiithe tapered. uppar @ad of thecoil adapted by downwardpressure on the. coil tov hold it ineffectiveclosing engagementwith the casing, and apap sup- Vrounding said: pinand, held in; operative CFI position by frietional engagement with saidferrule. v

5. A container comprising in combination a oasingmember having anopening thereinto, a coily servin as a closure member for said openingand aving an outwardly flaring upper end portion supported by the upperend portion of the easing, and a ferrule extending about the upper endportions of the casing and the eoil and having an inwardly extendingportion bearing on the ooil, said easing and errule being provided withmeans for tightening the ferrule downwardly on the eoil for holding thecoil in eleotive closing engagement with the casing.

6; A container comprising in combination Vaeasing member havingf'anopening thereinto,y a coil serving as a closure member for saidyopeningand having an outwardly iaring upper end portion supported by the upperend portion of the Casing, and a ferrule extending about theupper endportions of the casing and the coil and having an inwardly extendingportion bearing on the coil, said casing and 'ferrule being providedwith cooperating screw threadsfor tightening the ferrule downwardly onthe coil.

7. A container comprising in combination a casing member having anopening thereinto, a Coil serving as a closure member for said openingvand having an upwardly laring upper end portion supported by the upperend portion of the easing and having at its lower end a substantiallycylindrical portion, a pin fitted tightly in said Cylindrical portion ofthe coil so as to be 'grippedthereby, and a ferrule extending about saideoil and having an inwardly extending iange portion pressing downwardlyon the 'coil serving to hold the coil in eiective closing position.

PHILIP C. P.y BOOTY.l

